This book has been two decades in the writing. It is based on over 120 primary interviews made in person, by telephone and email, as well as hundreds of secondary interviews and articles sourced from newspapers, periodicals, magazines, websites, radio and television shows – published (and unpublished) over the past sixty-two years.
All original interviews were prepared and conducted by both authors but sometimes one or the other asked the actual questions. On those occasions the authors have taken a Lennon and McCartney approach and the interviews are jointly credited.
While every effort has been made to trace copyright holders and secure permissions for all quotes used, if any have been inadvertently overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to acknowledge them in future editions of this book. For any corrections or copyright enquiries please notify the authors by email: somekindofhero007@gmail.com.
In keeping with the tradition started in Raymond Benson’s THE JAMES BOND BEDSIDE COMPANION, all book titles mentioned in the text are shown in capitals, e.g. GOLDFINGER and all film titles are italicised, e.g. Goldfinger.